Hidden fees and surprise interest rate hikes by credit card companies will cost Americans an increase of $20.5 billion this year; When banks already increased fees by $19 billion Last year. That amounts to about a 10 percent increase over two years. President Obama’s people are looking in to possible actions that can be taken against unforgiving bankers who continue to self award bonuses and seem to expect forgiveness by the American people.
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